I'm sure this is a novice question, but I'm relatively new to the audio game.

I just bought a Sansa Clip+, and I wish to outfit it with a Fiio E7 DAC. I bought the L7 LOD, but I'm not sure if that'll help me to bypass the Clip+'s internal DAC.

What LOD is needed? Thanks for the help.

You can't bypass the Clip's DAC. Then again, you really don't need to....it's very good quality. You can connect a cable from the headphone-out to the E7 to use it as an external amplifier, but not as a DAC.

I'm having a problem with the DAC and my laptop speakers. I'm using Logitech z623s, and for some reason, it'll play using the lineout from the DAC to the speaker, but it won't register the DAC's bass boost or volume control options. The only way to control volume and bass is the Logitech speaker controls. How do I fix this?

I'm having a problem with the DAC and my laptop speakers. I'm using Logitech z623s, and for some reason, it'll play using the lineout from the DAC to the speaker, but it won't register the DAC's bass boost or volume control options. The only way to control volume and bass is the Logitech speaker controls. How do I fix this?

I'm pretty sure that the bass boost and volume control on the E7 are only for the amplifier section of it....not the DAC section. So it can be either a DAC or an amp, but not both at the same time.

But I am not 100% sure....hopefully one of the people here that do own an E7 can confirm this.

I'm pretty sure that the bass boost and volume control on the E7 are only for the amplifier section of it....not the DAC section. So it can be either a DAC or an amp, but not both at the same time.

But I am not 100% sure....hopefully one of the people here that do own an E7 can confirm this.

Ah. I see.

When I ran the laptop to the DAC directly to the speakers, it would let me use the FiiO volume control and bass boost, but when I ran the laptop to the DAC, then applied the L7 dock with a line out to the speakers, it wouldn't.

I apologize for all the novice questions, but would it function as a DAC when I use the L7 dock with a line out to the speakers, but then it acts as an amp when I connect the speakers to the DAC directly through the headphone jack (which is when I can use the bass boost and volume control on the DAC)?

When I ran the laptop to the DAC directly to the speakers, it would let me use the FiiO volume control and bass boost, but when I ran the laptop to the DAC, then applied the L7 dock with a line out to the speakers, it wouldn't.

I apologize for all the novice questions, but would it function as a DAC when I use the L7 dock with a line out to the speakers, but then it acts as an amp when I connect the speakers to the DAC directly through the headphone jack (which is when I can use the bass boost and volume control on the DAC)?

Found this on Amazon.com....

Quote:

The FiiO L7 is designed to be used with the E7 USB DAC/AMP, providing a dedicated line-out jack for sending a high quality line-level signal to other devices such as a stereo or amplifier.

So I think you're right.....using the L7 is just for using it as a DAC, and giving you a line-out signal to the speakers you have hooked up. Connecting them to the headphone jack is allowing the amp to come into play....of course, if they are self-powered speakers, that may not be the best option.